Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal by country
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.
Countries reporting
169
Highest
213.27 billion tonnes
China
Lowest
983 tonnes
Liechtenstein
Median
70.20 million tonnes
Years covered
275
1750–2024
Data points
18,115
What the numbers show
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal is currently reported for 169 countries. The highest value is 213.27 billion tonnes in China; the lowest is 983 tonnes in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 70.20 million tonnes, and the mean is 5.03 billion tonnes.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 213.27 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 2 | United States | 176.02 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Germany | 65.23 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 56.90 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Russia | 46.69 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 6 | India | 42.71 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 67.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Japan | 25.17 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Poland | 23.64 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 9 | South Africa | 19.72 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 10 | France | 19.18 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Ukraine | 17.24 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Australia | 10.56 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 9.99 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Czechia | 9.86 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Canada | 9.84 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 16 | South Korea | 9.14 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Belgium | 7.57 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Indonesia | 5.28 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 136.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Turkey | 5.21 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Taiwan | 5.13 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 21 | North Korea | 5.06 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Spain | 4.88 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Italy | 4.80 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Netherlands | 3.99 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Vietnam | 2.87 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 131.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Austria | 2.78 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Brazil | 2.71 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Slovakia | 2.70 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Hungary | 2.63 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Romania | 2.62 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 2.22 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Serbia | 2.14 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Thailand | 1.86 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 61.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Denmark | 1.86 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Mexico | 1.74 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Greece | 1.66 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Sweden | 1.53 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Malaysia | 1.49 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 129.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Finland | 1.29 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Estonia | 1.19 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Philippines | 1.13 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 154.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Chile | 1.06 billion tonnes | 2024 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Ireland | 891.28 million tonnes | 2024 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Pakistan | 859.96 million tonnes | 2024 | up 101.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Israel | 836.70 million tonnes | 2024 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Hong Kong | 830.43 million tonnes | 2024 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Colombia | 826.98 million tonnes | 2024 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 821.95 million tonnes | 2024 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Mongolia | 719.49 million tonnes | 2024 | up 86.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Portugal | 651.49 million tonnes | 2024 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 51 | New Zealand | 646.78 million tonnes | 2024 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Zimbabwe | 645.31 million tonnes | 2024 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Norway | 627.65 million tonnes | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Uzbekistan | 618.88 million tonnes | 2024 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Switzerland | 593.53 million tonnes | 2024 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Belarus | 556.29 million tonnes | 2024 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Morocco | 552.08 million tonnes | 2024 | up 67.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Argentina | 545.59 million tonnes | 2024 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Kyrgyzstan | 426.05 million tonnes | 2024 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Moldova | 403.18 million tonnes | 2024 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Slovenia | 390.41 million tonnes | 2024 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Luxembourg | 359.07 million tonnes | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 63 | North Macedonia | 324.71 million tonnes | 2024 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Iran | 243.28 million tonnes | 2024 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Egypt | 201.94 million tonnes | 2024 | up 59.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Bangladesh | 190.90 million tonnes | 2024 | up 210.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Lithuania | 187.17 million tonnes | 2024 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Latvia | 152.57 million tonnes | 2024 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Croatia | 150.18 million tonnes | 2024 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Zambia | 143.98 million tonnes | 2024 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 71 | Laos | 142.25 million tonnes | 2024 | up 2,223.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Peru | 138.40 million tonnes | 2024 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Tajikistan | 134.89 million tonnes | 2024 | up 32.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Algeria | 119.98 million tonnes | 2024 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Cuba | 117.35 million tonnes | 2024 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Botswana | 103.32 million tonnes | 2024 | up 58.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Nigeria | 96.36 million tonnes | 2024 | up 27.1% | volatile |
| 78 | United Arab Emirates | 95.45 million tonnes | 2024 | up 223.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Georgia | 86.87 million tonnes | 2024 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Montenegro | 86.04 million tonnes | 2024 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Dominican Republic | 84.02 million tonnes | 2024 | up 155.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Turkmenistan | 80.12 million tonnes | 2024 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Sri Lanka | 80.06 million tonnes | 2024 | up 272.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Uruguay | 77.86 million tonnes | 2024 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Albania | 70.20 million tonnes | 2024 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Nepal | 70.04 million tonnes | 2024 | up 222.6% | volatile |
| 87 | New Caledonia | 65.65 million tonnes | 2024 | up 69.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Myanmar | 63.44 million tonnes | 2024 | up 76.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Afghanistan | 62.91 million tonnes | 2024 | up 104.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Lesotho | 54.43 million tonnes | 2024 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Guatemala | 53.47 million tonnes | 2024 | up 157.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Cambodia | 47.49 million tonnes | 2024 | up 2,103.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 46.70 million tonnes | 2024 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Mozambique | 44.17 million tonnes | 2024 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Armenia | 44.08 million tonnes | 2024 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Venezuela | 42.28 million tonnes | 2024 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Mauritius | 37.20 million tonnes | 2024 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Kenya | 36.09 million tonnes | 2024 | up 120.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Senegal | 26.60 million tonnes | 2024 | up 208.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Singapore | 26.16 million tonnes | 2024 | up 201.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Iceland | 25.47 million tonnes | 2024 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Azerbaijan | 24.39 million tonnes | 2024 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Ethiopia | 21.75 million tonnes | 2024 | up 576.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Eswatini | 20.91 million tonnes | 2024 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Panama | 20.58 million tonnes | 2024 | up 273.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Tanzania | 19.61 million tonnes | 2024 | up 248.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Madagascar | 17.24 million tonnes | 2024 | up 215.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Tunisia | 14.60 million tonnes | 2012 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Lebanon | 14.29 million tonnes | 2024 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Brunei | 14.16 million tonnes | 2024 | up 2,227.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Niger | 13.04 million tonnes | 2024 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Malawi | 12.65 million tonnes | 2024 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Bhutan | 12.36 million tonnes | 2024 | up 117.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Jordan | 11.30 million tonnes | 2024 | up 420.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Kuwait | 7.50 million tonnes | 2024 | up 275.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Jamaica | 6.81 million tonnes | 2024 | up 53.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Saudi Arabia | 6.75 million tonnes | 2024 | up 253.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Malta | 6.41 million tonnes | 2024 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Honduras | 5.86 million tonnes | 2017 | up 93.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Yemen | 5.63 million tonnes | 2024 | up 124.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Cyprus | 4.33 million tonnes | 2024 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Ghana | 4.16 million tonnes | 1997 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 123 | Namibia | 3.66 million tonnes | 2024 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Bolivia | 2.96 million tonnes | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Benin | 2.66 million tonnes | 2024 | up 709.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Costa Rica | 2.64 million tonnes | 2024 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Greenland | 2.17 million tonnes | 1988 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 128 | Fiji | 1.89 million tonnes | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 129 | Angola | 1.60 million tonnes | 1989 | unchanged | rising |
| 130 | Oman | 1.57 million tonnes | 2024 | up 965.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Suriname | 1.38 million tonnes | 2009 | unchanged | volatile |
| 132 | Sudan | 1.29 million tonnes | 2011 | unchanged | rising |
| 133 | Haiti | 1.24 million tonnes | 1992 | up 216.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Libya | 1.13 million tonnes | 2008 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 135 | Burundi | 876,395 tonnes | 2024 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Rwanda | 875,638 tonnes | 2024 | up 5,619.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Sierra Leone | 864,211 tonnes | 2004 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 138 | Cote d'Ivoire | 655,909 tonnes | 1957 | up 528.5% | rising |
| 139 | Syria | 643,700 tonnes | 2024 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Ecuador | 562,066 tonnes | 1960 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 495,476 tonnes | 1989 | unchanged | rising |
| 142 | Mauritania | 436,422 tonnes | 2000 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Nicaragua | 324,819 tonnes | 1950 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Bahamas | 278,904 tonnes | 2024 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Macao | 278,695 tonnes | 2016 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 146 | Cameroon | 263,426 tonnes | 1997 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 147 | Cape Verde | 243,631 tonnes | 1989 | unchanged | rising |
| 148 | Faroe Islands | 237,841 tonnes | 1989 | unchanged | rising |
| 149 | Trinidad and Tobago | 234,599 tonnes | 1980 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Guinea | 217,028 tonnes | 1957 | up 528.5% | rising |
| 151 | Iraq | 209,694 tonnes | 2024 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 152 | El Salvador | 191,619 tonnes | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Vanuatu | 154,987 tonnes | 1972 | up 1,310.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Bahrain | 153,852 tonnes | 1987 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Paraguay | 152,237 tonnes | 2024 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 156 | South Sudan | 105,542 tonnes | 2011 | unchanged | rising |
| 157 | Barbados | 54,532 tonnes | 1989 | unchanged | volatile |
| 158 | Papua New Guinea | 51,277 tonnes | 1998 | up 249.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Guyana | 47,731 tonnes | 2024 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 160 | Bermuda | 40,304 tonnes | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 161 | Congo | 36,027 tonnes | 1958 | up 300.1% | rising |
| 162 | Antigua and Barbuda | 23,381 tonnes | 1956 | up 857.1% | rising |
| 163 | Central African Republic | 19,074 tonnes | 1958 | up 300.1% | rising |
| 164 | Chad | 12,008 tonnes | 1958 | up 300.1% | rising |
| 165 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 11,688 tonnes | 1980 | unchanged | rising |
| 166 | Qatar | 11,145 tonnes | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Gabon | 7,954 tonnes | 1958 | up 313.4% | rising |
| 168 | Burkina Faso | 4,823 tonnes | 1957 | up 528.8% | rising |
| 169 | Liechtenstein | 983 tonnes | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.